2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE MESSAGE CENTER INFORMED HER THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS MALFUNCTIONING. SIMULTANEOUSLY, SHE NOTICED THAT SHE COULD NO LONGER TURN THE VEHICLE. IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL OPERATE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,298.

MY 2007 CHEVY COBOLT WAS DRIVING FINE THEN ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO IT STARTED DRIVING WEIRD, NOW THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT IN A PARKING LOT PRACTICING FOR HER LICENSE!!!! SHE WAS SO UPSET WHEN SHE CAME HOME THAT IT TOOK ME ALMOST A WEEK TO GET HER TO DRIVE MY TRUCK!!!!!!!! WE CHANGED ONE OF THE FUSES AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND TODAY IT WENT OUT AGAIN AS I WAS TAKING ONE OF MY KIDS TO WORK.. WE WERE ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND AS I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO HER WORK!!!! *TR

BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST 2006, IT HAD 2 MILES ON IT WHEN I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT, CURRENTLY HAS 28,500 MILES. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL THIS PAST YEAR. IN MARCH THE FRONT SPEAKERS QUIT WORKING AND THE DINGING NOISE FOR THE DOOR BEING OPEN WAS CONSTANTLY ON ALONG WITH THE BLINKER SOUND. THE BLINKER WAS OFF AND THE DOORS WERE SHUT AND LOCKED BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED. TOOK TO THE GM DEALERSHIP AFTER A WEEK OF DEALING WITH IT AND THEY KEPT IT FOR 2 DAYS AND TESTED IT, SAYING THAT THEY DID NOTICE THE PROBLEM AND TIGHTENED THE SCREWS IN THE FRONT SPEAKERS. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND WOULD GO AWAY ON ITS OWN, WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. IT WENT AWAY ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER AND HASN'T BEEN BACK SINCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY IN A RAINSTORM, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT FLOOR PANEL WAS DRENCHED WITH FOUR INCHES OF WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT WOULD CONSTANTLY STICK. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE PEDAL WOULD RELEASE. THERE WAS ALSO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE STEERING ROD. ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT WITH NO RESOLUTIONS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISKS INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

2007 CHEVY COBALT SS, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS OBTAIN DANGEROUS RUNOUT CONDITIONS. IN MY CASE THE ORIGINAL SET LASTED 8000 MILES, AND THE REPLACEMENT OBTAINED FROM DEALER IN JULY 2007 LASTED 20000 MILES. SYMPTOMS OF THIS RUNOUT INCLUDE HEAVY SHUTTER OF BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL AT FREEWAY SPEEDS DOWN TO ABOUT 30MPH AND NOTICEABLE THUMPING IN STEERING WHEEL AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHEN NOT APPLYING BRAKES. RUNOUT ON ROTORS IS SO SEVERE THAT IT ACTUALLY CAUSES A RIDE DISTURBANCE WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. HAVE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH SIERRA CHEVROLET IN MONROVIA TO NO AVAIL. WAS SIMPLY TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW ROTORS. NO REMEDY APPEARS TO BE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THERE IS A POOR DESIGN OF ROTORS OR SOME TYPE OF ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE PADS BEING TOO AGGRESSIVE. SUSPECT ROTORS OBTAIN HEAVY GROOVING WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES. AFTER GROOVING IS NOTICED, THE VIBRATIONS BEGIN VERY SUBTLE SOON AFTER AND PROGRESS TO THE POINT TO WHERE THE VIBRATIONS ARE NOTICEABLE EVEN WHEN NOT APPLYING BRAKES. I AM ON MY THIRD SET OF ROTORS, AND AM FEARFUL THAT GENERAL MOTORS WILL NEVER PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT PERHAPS A LESS AGGRESSIVE BRAKE PAD NEEDS TO BE USED OR SOME KIND OF PROBLEM EXISTS WITH HOW THE ROTORS SEATS TO THE HUB. I AM ONLY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM ON THE SS MODELS, I ALSO HAVE A 2005 COBALT BASE MODEL THAT HAS NO ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES WHAT SO EVER. MANY COMPLAINTS NOTICED ON THE WEB FORUMS FOR SS COBALTS. THESE PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THEIR LOCAL DEALERS TO NO AVAIL ALSO. I HAVE RUN OUT OF OPTIONS, OTHER THAN TO KEEP AN EXTRA SET OF PADS AND ROTORS AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES AT THE COST OF 450 DOLLARS PER SET. DEALER REFUSES TO CONSIDER PREMATURE ROTOR WEAR AS A WARRANTY ISSUE OR ANY ISSUE FOR THAT MATTER, FORCING ME TO BUY THE PARTS AND PAY THE LABOR FOR A PROBLEM THAT I HAVE NO CONTROL OF. *TR

TIRES ARE BAD ON DRIVERS SIDE ONLY AND DEALER WANTS TO PUT ON NEW TIRES AND RIMS ON FRONT END. I HAVE A WARRANTY AND THEY WONT COVER THIS. *TR

MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LT VIN# [XXX] WITH 31209 MILES ON IT JUST HAD MAJOR COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I CHECKED THIS OUT ON THE INTERNET AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET COBALT SINCE 2005. I HAVE READ THAT DEALERSHIPS CAN'T REPAIR THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY REPLACE COMPLETE STEERING CONTROLS AND ECM'S. SO HERE I AM NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO AND AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE. I NOTICE YOU HAVE THE QUESTION "NUMBER OF PERSONS INJURES:" BELOW ON THIS FORM. WELL NOT PHYSICAL BUT MENTAL: SO I AM LISTING 2. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL-CONTACT STATED SHE WAS DRIVING AT 45MPH AND HER BRAKES LOCKED ON HER. THIS HAS HAPPEN OVER EIGHT TIMES. CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER THEY STATED SHE HAD LOW TIRES AND MAKING HER ABS BRAKES GO CRAZY AND LOCKING UP THE TIRES. THEY WENT AHEAD AND PLUGGED A HOLE IN HER TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS FINE ONCE SHE LEFT THE DEALER. THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED AGAIN. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENS. CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE ANGAIN TO THE DEALER.

JUNE 29TH, 2008, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT ON A SINGLE 2-LANE COUNTRY ROAD WHEN SHE HAD TO AVOID A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH AN ON-COMING PICKUP. SHE WENT INTO THE DITCH AND HIT A TREE AND FENCEPOST AT APPROX. 45 MPH. EVENTHOUGH THE FRONT END BUMPER WAS DESTROYED FROM THE CONTACT WITH THE TREE AND POST (BOTH HEAD-ON DIRECTLY), THE AIRBAGS IN THE CAR FAILED TO DEPLOY. NEITHER GM OR MY INSURANCE COMPANY (SINCE THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED) IS INTERESTED IN INVESTIGATING FURTHER. *TR

THERE WEREN'T REALLY ANY EVENTS THAT LED TO THIS POINT - BUT MY CAR STARTS BASICALLY WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE STARTING - I BROUGHT IT INTO DEALER FOR HELP AND THEY WON'T HELP ME BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING SPENDING TIME IN MY CAR TRYING TO GET IT STARTED. AND IT IS UNDER WARRANTY AND I CAN'T GET IT RESOLVED - WHY EVEN BOTHER GETTING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY? JUST A WASTE OF MONEY WHEN THE CAR IS SO BAD I AM READY TO GET IT FIXED OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. I AM FED UP! *TR